Sparky Corporation uses the weighted-average method of process costing

Following is a partial process cost summary for Mitchell Manufacturing’s Canning Department.

Equivalent Units of Production	Direct Materials		Conversion
Units Completed and transferred out			56,000			15,000
Units in Ending Work in Process:
Direct Materials (15,000 * 100%)			15,000
Conversion (15,000 * 70%)						10,500
Equivalent Units of Production			71,000			66,500

Cost per Equivalent Unit
Costs of beginning work in process		$	40,800		$	60,100
Costs incurred this period			136,900			184,300
Total costs		$	177,700		$	244,400
Cost per equivalent unit		$	2.50	per EUP	$	3.68	per EUP

If the units completed were transferred to the Labeling Department, what is the appropriate journal entry to transfer the direct materials?

· Finished Goods—Labeling $244,400; Finished Goods—Canning $244,400.

Work in Process—Labeling $177,700; Finished Goods—Canning $177,700.

Work in Process—Labeling $177,700; Work in Process—Canning $177,700.

Work in Process—Labeling $140,000; Work in Process—Canning $140,000.

Finished Goods $140,000; Work in Process $140,000.

Sparky Corporation uses the weighted-average method of process costing. The following information is available for February in its Molding Department: Units: Beginning Inventory: 46,000 units, 100% complete as to materials and 60% complete as to conversion. Units started and completed: 150,000. Units completed and transferred out: 196,000. Ending Inventory: 40,000 units, 100% complete as to materials and 25% complete as to conversion. Costs: Costs in beginning Work in Process – Direct Materials: $63,000. Costs in beginning Work in Process – Conversion: $68,850. Costs incurred in February – Direct Materials: $420,600. Costs incurred in February – Conversion: $619,150. Calculate the cost per equivalent unit of materials.

· $2.36

$1.99

$1.63

$2.05

$2.63

At the beginning of the month, the Forming Department of Martin Manufacturing had 23,000 units in inventory, 40% complete as to materials, and 20% complete as to conversion. During the month the department started 73,000 units and transferred 81,500 units to the next manufacturing department. At the end of the month, the department had 14,500 units in inventory, 80% complete as to materials and 60% complete as to conversion. If Martin Manufacturing uses the weighted average method of process costing, compute the equivalent units for materials and conversion respectively for the Forming Department.

· 83,900 materials; 85,600 conversion.

93,100 materials; 90,200 conversion.

83,900 materials; 90,200 conversion.

70,100 materials; 67,200 conversion.

68,400 materials; 77,600 conversion.

During March, the production department of a process operations system completed and transferred to finished goods 17,000 units that were in process at the beginning of March and 130,000 that were started and completed in March. March’s beginning inventory units were 100% complete with respect to materials and 57% complete with respect to conversion. At the end of March, 32,000 additional units were in process in the production department and were 100% complete with respect to materials and 26% complete with respect to conversion. Compute the number of equivalent units with respect to both materials and conversion respectively for March using the FIFO method.

· 179,000 materials; 179,000 conversion.

179,000 materials; 155,320 conversion.

147,000 materials; 138,320 conversion.

155,320 materials; 155,320 conversion.

162,000 materials; 145,630 conversion.

A production department’s output for the most recent month consisted of 9,900 units completed and transferred to the next stage of production and 6,900 units in ending Work in Process inventory. The units in ending Work in Process inventory were 50% complete with respect to both direct materials and conversion costs. Calculate the equivalent units of production for the month, assuming the company uses the weighted average method.

· 6,450 units.

11,850 units.

16,800 units.

8,400 units.

13,350 units.

At the beginning of the month, the Painting Department of Skye Manufacturing had 26,000 units in inventory, 70% complete as to materials, and 25% complete as to conversion. The cost of the beginning inventory, $34,650, consisted of $28,400 of material costs and $6,250 of conversion costs. During the month the department started 121,000 units and transferred 129,000 units to the next manufacturing department. Costs added in the current month consisted of $264,640 of materials costs and $517,130 of conversion costs. At the end of the month, the department had 18,000 units in inventory, 40% complete as to materials and 10% complete as to conversion. If Skye Manufacturing uses the weighted average method of process costing, compute the costs per equivalent unit of materials and conversion respectively for the Painting Department.

· $2.21; $3.95.

$2.48; $4.21.

$1.91; $3.95.

$2.21; $4.10.

$2.15; $4.00.

Wilturner Company incurs $77,000 of labor related directly to the product in the Assembly Department, $26,000 of labor not directly related to the product but related to the Assembly Department as a whole, and $13,000 of labor for services that help production in both the Assembly and Finishing departments. The journal entries to record the labor would include:

· Debit Work in Process Inventory $103,000; debit Factory Overhead $13,000.

Debit Work in Process Inventory $116,000.

Debit Work in Process Inventory $103,000; debit Wages Expense $13,000.

Debit Work in Process Inventory $77,000; debit Factory Overhead $39,000.

Debit Work in Process Inventory $77,000; debit Wages Expense $39,000.

A company’s beginning Work in Process inventory consisted of 30,000 units that were 20% complete with respect to direct labor. These beginning units were completed and another 106,000 units were started during the current period. Of those started, 70,000 were finished and the remaining 36,000 were 40% complete at the end of the period. Using the weighted-average method, the equivalent units of production with regard to direct labor were:

· 118,000.

70,000.

114,400.

94,000.

88,000.

At the beginning of the recent period, there were 960 units of product in a department, 35% completed. These units were finished and an additional 5,200 units were started and completed during the period. 880 units were still in process at the end of the period, 25% completed. Using the weighted average method, the equivalent units produced by the department were:

· 5,740 units.

6,160 units.

5,200 units.

7,040 units.

6,380 units.

Sparky Corporation uses the weighted-average method of process costing. The following information is available for February in its Molding Department: Units: Beginning Inventory: 46,000 units, 100% complete as to materials and 60% complete as to conversion. Units started and completed: 150,000. Units completed and transferred out: 196,000. Ending Inventory: 40,000 units, 100% complete as to materials and 25% complete as to conversion. Costs: Costs in beginning Work in Process – Direct Materials: $63,000. Costs in beginning Work in Process – Conversion: $68,850. Costs incurred in February – Direct Materials: $307,000. Costs incurred in February – Conversion: $619,150. Calculate the equivalent units of materials.

· 150,000

236,000

206,000

110,000

154,800

Williams Company computed its cost per equivalent unit for direct materials to be $2.70 and its cost per equivalent unit for conversion to be $3.42. A total of 212,000 units of product were completed and transferred out as finished goods during the month, and 30,000 of equivalent units remained unfinished at the end of the month. The amount that should be reported in Finished Goods Inventory is:

· $572,400.

$183,600.

$1,378,440.

$102,600.

$1,297,440.

Sparky Corporation uses the FIFO method of process costing. The following information is available for February in its Molding Department: Units: Beginning Inventory: 38,000 units, 100% complete as to materials and 55% complete as to conversion. Units started and completed: 123,000. Units completed and transferred out: 161,000. Ending Inventory: 36,500 units, 100% complete as to materials and 25% complete as to conversion. Costs: Costs in beginning Work in Process – Direct Materials: $56,000. Costs in beginning Work in Process – Conversion: $61,850. Costs incurred in February – Direct Materials: $375,730. Costs incurred in February – Conversion: $612,150. Calculate the cost per equivalent unit of conversion.

· $3.26

$4.10

$3.39

$5.10

$2.44

A company uses the weighted average method for inventory costing. At the beginning of a period the production department had 44,000 units in beginning Work in Process inventory which were 38% complete; the department completed and transferred 173,000 units. At the end of the period, 20,000 units were in the ending Work in Process inventory and are 73% complete. Compute the number of equivalent units produced by the department.

· 190,220.

173,000.

129,000.

187,600.

193,000.

A company’s beginning Work in Process inventory consisted of 35,000 units that were 90% complete with respect to direct labor. A total of 105,000 were finished during the period and 40,000 remaining in Work in Process inventory were 50% complete with respect to direct labor at the end of the period. Using the weighted-average method, the equivalent units of production with regard to direct labor were:

· 105,000.

125,000.

72,500.

156,500

98,000.

The following is an account for a production department, showing its costs for one month:

Work in Process Inventory
Beginning Balance	6,800	Completed and transferred out	53,610
Direct materials	23,000
Direct labor	17,600
Overhead	12,200
Ending Balance	5,990

Assume that materials are added at the beginning of the production process and that direct labor and overhead are applied uniformly. If the started and completed units cost $43,250, what was the cost of completing the units in the beginning Work in Process inventory?

· $37,260.

$10,360.

$16,350.

$3,560.

$59,600.

Richards Corporation uses the FIFO method of process costing. The following information is available for October in its Fabricating Department: Units: Beginning Inventory: 98,000 units, 80% complete as to materials and 20% complete as to conversion. Units started and completed: 268,000. Units completed and transferred out: 366,000. Ending Inventory: 39,000 units, 30% complete as to materials and 15% complete as to conversion. Costs: Costs in beginning Work in Process – Direct Materials: $55,200. Costs in beginning Work in Process – Conversion: $97,700. Costs incurred in October – Direct Materials: $844,050. Costs incurred in October – Conversion: $1,105,390. Calculate the cost per equivalent unit of conversion.

· $2.70

$3.42

$4.12

$3.14

$2.93

Andrews Corporation uses the weighted-average method of process costing. The following information is available for February in its Polishing Department:


Equivalent units of production—direct materials		125,000	EUP
Equivalent units of production—conversion		107,800	EUP
Costs in beginning Work in Process—direct materials	$	65,700
Costs in beginning Work in Process—conversion	$	48,300
Costs incurred in February—direct materials	$	555,500
Costs incurred in February—conversion	$	697,800

The cost per equivalent unit of production for direct materials is:

· $10.03

$4.44

$4.97

$5.58

$5.76

Metaline Corp. uses the weighted average method for inventory costs and had the following information available for the year. Calculate the equivalent units of production for the year:


Beginning Work in Process (30% complete, $3,100)	400	units
Ending inventory of Work in Process (70% complete)	600	units
Total units started during the year	5,200	units

· 5,420 units.

5,300 units.

5,620 units.

5,200 units.

6,200 units.

A company uses the FIFO method for inventory costing. At the beginning of a period, the production department had 36,000 units in beginning Work in Process inventory which were 48% complete; the department completed and transferred 173,000 units. At the end of the period, 30,000 units were in the ending Work in Process inventory and are 83% complete. Compute the number of equivalent units produced by the department.

· 173,000.

137,000.

197,900.

180,620.

203,000.

During January, the production department of a process operations system completed and transferred to finished goods a total of 65,000 units. At the end of January, 13,000 additional units were in process in the production department and were 45% complete with respect to labor. The beginning inventory included labor cost of $38,700 and the production department incurred direct labor cost of $307,100 during January. Compute the direct labor cost per equivalent unit for the department using the weighted-average method.

Multiple Choice

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$4.72.

$4.43.

$4.33.

$4.88.

$5.32.

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Richards Corporation uses the weighted-average method of process costing. The following information is available for October in its Fabricating Department: Units: Beginning Inventory: 93,000 units, 70% complete as to materials and 20% complete as to conversion. Units started and completed: 276,000. Units completed and transferred out: 369,000. Ending Inventory: 36,500 units, 40% complete as to materials and 15% complete as to conversion. Costs: Costs in beginning Work in Process – Direct Materials: $37,200. Costs in beginning Work in Process – Conversion: $79,700. Costs incurred in October – Direct Materials: $646,800. Costs incurred in October – Conversion: $919,300. Calculate the equivalent units of materials.

Multiple Choice

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318,500

374,475

355,875

239,500

383,600

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Sparky Corporation uses the weighted-average method of process costing. The following information is available for February in its Molding Department: Units: Beginning Inventory: 38,000 units, 100% complete as to materials and 55% complete as to conversion. Units started and completed: 136,000. Units completed and transferred out: 174,000. Ending Inventory: 36,500 units, 100% complete as to materials and 25% complete as to conversion. Costs: Costs in beginning Work in Process – Direct Materials: $56,000. Costs in beginning Work in Process – Conversion: $61,850. Costs incurred in February – Direct Materials: $300,000. Costs incurred in February – Conversion: $612,150. Calculate the equivalent units of conversion.

Multiple Choice

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183,125

141,175

99,500

136,000

210,500

Bottom of Form

During March, the production department of a process operations system completed and transferred to finished goods 20,000 units that were in process at the beginning of March and 170,000 units that were started and completed in March. March’s beginning inventory units were 100% complete with respect to materials and 65% complete with respect to labor. At the end of March, 37,000 additional units were in process in the production department and were 100% complete with respect to materials and 40% complete with respect to labor. The production department incurred direct materials cost of $255,000 and its beginning inventory included materials cost of $94,100. Compute the direct materials cost per equivalent unit for the department using the weighted-average method.

Multiple Choice

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$2.05.

$1.54.

$1.50.

$1.84.

$1.37.

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During March, the production department of a process operations system completed and transferred to finished goods 17,000 units that were in process at the beginning of March and 150,000 units that were started and completed in March. March’s beginning inventory units were 100% complete with respect to materials and 59% complete with respect to conversion. At the end of March, 34,000 additional units were in process in the production department and were 100% complete with respect to materials and 24% complete with respect to conversion. Compute the number of physical units transferred to finished goods.

Multiple Choice

Top of Form

145,000.

167,000.

201,000.

150,000.

188,000.

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Sparky Corporation uses the weighted-average method of process costing

Sparky Corporation uses the weighted-average method of process costing

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